2019 Rhode Island Rams football team

The 2019 Rhode Island Rams football team represented the University of Rhode Island in the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by sixth-year head coach Jim Fleming and played their home games at Meade Stadium. They were a member of the Colonial Athletic Association. They finished the season 2–10, 0–8 in CAA play to finish in last place.

2019 Rhode Island Rams football
ConferenceColonial Athletic Association
2019 record2–10 (0–8 CAA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorWill Fleming (3rd season)
Defensive coordinatorPete Rekstis (6th season)
Home stadiumMeade Stadium
(Capacity: 6,555)
2019 Colonial Athletic Association football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
No. 2 James Madison $^  8 –0     14 –2  
No. 18 Albany ^  6 –2     9 –5  
No. 15 Villanova ^  5 –3     9 –4  
New Hampshire  5 –3     6 –5  
Towson  4 –4     7 –5  
Maine  4 –4     6 –6  
Elon  4 –4     5 –6  
Richmond  4 –4     5 –7  
Delaware  3 –5     5 –7  
William & Mary  3 –5     5 –7  
Stony Brook  2 –6     5 –7  
Rhode Island  0 –8     2 –10  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

Previous season
Main article: 2018 Rhode Island Rams football team

The Rams finished the 2018 season 6–5, 4–4 in CAA play to finish in seventh place.

Preseason

CAA poll

In the CAA preseason poll released on July 23, 2019, the Rams were predicted to finish in eighth place.[1]

Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1James Madison238 (20)
2Towson217 (3)
3Maine201 (1)
4Elon164
5Delaware162
6Stony Brook151
7New Hampshire109
8Rhode Island104
9Villanova84
10Richmond62
11William & Mary58
12Albany34

Preseason All–CAA team

The Rams had two players selected to the preseason all-CAA team.[1]

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
August 312:00 p.m.at Ohio*
ESPN+L 20–4116,665[2]
September 77:00 p.m.No. 21 Delaware
FloSports/YurviewL 36–44 3OT8,511[3]
September 216:00 p.m.at New Hampshire
FloSportsL 24–277,519[4]
September 287:00 p.m.Stony Brook
  • Meade Stadium
  • Kingston, RI
FloSports/YurviewL 27–316,104[5]
October 512:30 p.m.at Brown*
ESPN+W 31–285,077[6]
October 124:00 p.m.at Virginia Tech*
ACCNL 17–3451,716[7]
October 193:30 p.m.at Albany
FloSportsL 28–357,763[8]
October 261:00 p.m.Elon
  • Meade Stadium
  • Kingston, RI
FloSports/YurviewL 13–388,911
November 21:00 p.m.Merrimack*
  • Meade Stadium
  • Kingston, RI
FloSports/YurviewW 45–143,091
November 91:00 p.m.at William & Mary
FloSports/YurviewL 19–557,063[9]
November 1612:00 p.m.at Maine
FloSportsL 30–344,908[10]
November 2312:00 p.m. No. 2 James Madison
  • Meade Stadium
  • Kingston, RI
FloSports/YurviewL 21–552,815[11]

Game summaries

at Ohio
1 2 3 4 Total
Rams 0 6 7 7 20
Bobcats 7 10 17 7 41
See also: 2019 Ohio Bobcats football team

Delaware
1 2 3 4OT2OT3OT Total
No. 21 Blue Hens 0 0 14 8778 44
Rams 3 10 0 9770 36
See also: 2019 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team

at New Hampshire
1 2 3 4 Total
Rams 0 7 3 14 24
Wildcats 7 7 7 6 27
See also: 2019 New Hampshire Wildcats football team

Stony Brook
1 2 3 4 Total
Seawolves 7 0 7 17 31
Rams 0 0 7 20 27
See also: 2019 Stony Brook Seawolves football team

at Brown
1 2 3 4 Total
Rams 7 10 7 7 31
Bears 7 7 0 14 28
See also: 2019 Brown Bears football team and Governor's Cup (Rhode Island)

at Virginia Tech
1 2 3 4 Total
Rams 0 6 11 0 17
Hokies 10 7 7 10 34
See also: 2019 Virginia Tech Hokies football team

at Albany
1 2 3 4 Total
Rams 7 7 7 7 28
Great Danes 0 6 22 7 35
See also: 2019 Albany Great Danes football team

Elon
1 2 3 4 Total
Phoenix 7 0 17 14 38
Rams 3 3 7 0 13
See also: 2019 Elon Phoenix football team

Merrimack
1 2 3 4 Total
Warriors 0 7 0 7 14
Rams 7 7 7 21 42
See also: 2019 Merrimack Warriors football team

at William & Mary
1 2 3 4 Total
Rams 0 6 6 7 19
Tribe 21 14 7 13 55
See also: 2019 William & Mary Tribe football team

at Maine
1 2 3 4 Total
Rams 7 3 14 6 30
Black Bears 0 3 10 21 34
See also: 2019 Maine Black Bears football team

James Madison
1 2 3 4 Total
No. 2 Dukes 10 21 7 17 55
Rams 0 0 14 7 21
See also: 2019 James Madison Dukes football team

Players drafted into the NFL
See also: 2020 NFL Draft
RoundPickPlayerPositionNFL Club
5171Isaiah CoulterWRHouston Texans

References
  1. Washburn, Rob (July 23, 2019). "James Madison Picked to Capture CAA Football Championship in 2019". Colonial Athletic Association. Retrieved July 23, 2019.
  2. "Rhode Island vs. Ohio - Game Summary - August 31, 2019 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 23, 2019.
  3. "Delaware vs. Rhode Island - Game Summary - September 7, 2019 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved October 5, 2019.
  4. "Rhode Island vs. New Hampshire - Game Summary - September 21, 2019 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 23, 2019.
  5. "Stony Brook vs. Rhode Island - Game Summary - September 28, 2019 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 23, 2019.
  6. "Rhode Island vs. Brown - Game Summary - October 5, 2019 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 23, 2019.
  7. "Rhode Island vs. Virginia Tech - Game Summary - October 12, 2019 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 23, 2019.
  8. "Rhode Island vs. Albany - Game Summary - October 19, 2019 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 23, 2019.
  9. "Rhode Island vs. William & Mary - Game Summary - November 9, 2019 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 23, 2019.
  10. "Rhode Island vs. Maine - Game Summary - November 16, 2019 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 23, 2019.
  11. "James Madison vs. Rhode Island - Game Summary - November 23, 2019 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 23, 2019.
  12. "2019 Rhode Island Football Schedule". Rhode Island Athletics.
  13. "2019 Rhode Island Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved July 23, 2019.
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